Capricorn

Obverse

in the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower -the semicircular inscription - "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "ДВАДЦАТЬ ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ" (TWENTY FIVE RUBLES), at the bottom - the year of issue "2002", the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, at the top - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

the picture of an ibex against the background of stars, above it - the sign of the Capricorn Zodiac constellation.

Authors

The artists: S.A Kozlov, A.D. Schablykin.
The sculptor: A.S. Khazov.
Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 111 corrugations.

The Capricorn constellation situated in the Northern hemisphere contains 86 stars visible with the naked eye.